| Album Features |
| UPC: | 081227318529 |
| Artist: | Ray Charles |
| Format: | CD |
| Release Year: | 2005 |
| Record Label: | Atlantic |
| Genre: | R&B, Soul |
Track Listing1. All I Want to Do
2. You Are My Sunshine
3. It All Goes by So Fast
4. You Were There
5. Imagine
6. Compared to What
7. Big Bad Love
8. I Will Be There
9. Blame It on the Sun
10. Touch
11. Shout
12. Surrender to Love
13. Busted
14. America the Beautiful
| Details |
| Producer: | Ray Charles, Steve Tyrell, Jerry Hey, Phil Ramone, Paul Breslin, Narada Michael Walden, Erwan LeMarcHadour |
| Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) |
| Recording Type: | Mixed |
| Recording Mode: | Stereo |
| SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album NotesPersonnel: Ray Charles (vocals, piano); Chris Isaak, George Michael, Idina Menzel, John Legend, Laura Pausini, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, The Andraé Crouch Singers, Patti LaBelle, Angie Stone, Ruben Studdard, Willie Nelson, Gladys Knight, Diana Ross, Leela James (vocals); Rodney "Cortada" Alejandro, Darin "Zone" McKinney, Jamshied Sharifi, Aaron Zigman (programming).Audio Mixers: David Frazer; David Schober; Frank Filipetti.Liner Note Author: James Austin.Photographers: Michele Venturi; Jamal Countess; Howard Moorehead; Lester Cohen.Arrangers: Jamshied Sharifi; Mike Post; Narada Michael Walden; Steve Tyrell ; Charles Calello.Following the runaway success of Ray Charles's final studio album, 2004's GENIUS LOVES COMPANY, Rhino Records opted to release another disc of his duet recordings. GENIUS & FRIENDS, which draws Charles's contributions from a set of 1998 studio sessions, was reportedly planned by the beloved performer before his death, and features an impressive roster of vocalists, from Gladys Knight to Chris Isaak to John Legend. Highlights include stirring takes on "You Are My Sunshine" (with Isaak), "Compared to What" (with Leela James), "All I Want to Do" (with Angie Stone), and "I Will Be There" (with Broadway star Idina Menzel). Although posthumous records can be scattershot affairs, the care taken in presenting GENIUS & FRIENDS makes it a worthy addition to Charles's remarkable legacy.
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